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a  Motion  of  the  Delegates  of  the  State  of  Conneaicur,  relative  to  i  CESSIOM  r>r 
Pan  of  that  State's  Chu.n  to  WESTERN  TEi^H, TORY --beg  le"  fo  Rej^^t C 
iollowing  Kcfolution  : °  --l  ui  i  luc 

RcfoivcJ,  That  Congrcfs  in  behalf  of  the  United  States,  are  ready  to  accept  nil 
-he  nght  ntle  .ntereft  and  claim  of  the  flate  of  Connedicut,  to  certain  weftem 
ands  aelcr.bed  tn    the  form  of  a  deed  of  ceffion,  in   the  following  words,  to  wit 

(here  infert)  ^ 

endered  ro  Congrefs  by  the  delegates  of  faid  ftate,  in  purfuance  of  full  powers  riven 
hem  lor  tnat  purpofe,  whenever  the  faid  delegates  fliall  execute  the  faid  deed.       " 

.d?htih^.M'^''H'"^';^  ''^  ^'"^'^  PRESENTS,  we  William  Sam- 
'c    l(.hnlon  and  Stephen         ^„tcheli,   the  und.rwriten  delegates  for  the  flate  of  Con- 

wT^'pPP  A  c"  u^""^^*""*'  "     ^'^^  ^'"^^^'  ^'^''^  -''  ^"^-'-^   1-d  greeting  : 
w    f  O't  K        '  ^r""''  ''   '   ''■   ^^^  '^'  ^^'^'^  "^'  Connedicut,  on  the  fecond  Thurf- 
ayot  Odober,  in  the  year  c     oui    .>r'.  one  thoufand  feven  hundred  and  eighty-five 
al.ed  an  ad,  entitled,  -  an  ad  emp,  ..erii    ,  the  delegates  of  this  ftate,  to  make  cef- 
■on  of  the  unlocated  lands  in  the  weftern  part  of  the  Itate,  to  the   United  States     for 
aezr  common  benefifin  the  words  following,  viz.  -  Beit  enaded  by  the  governor 
ounciland  repreientatives  in  general  court  affembled,  and  by  the  authority  of  the  fame' 
^at  the  delegates  of  thisf^ate,  or  any  two  of  them  who  fhall  be  attending' the  Congrefs 
t  the  United  States,  be,  and  they  are  hereby  direded,  authorifed  and  fully  empowered 

n'  n  "rr'^  ^"^ff  '^\'  ^T'  ""  '^"^^^  ^"^  ^^^^^^^  ""^^^  ^heir  hands  and  feals^ 
.1  ample  deed  of  releafe  and  cefhon  of  territory,  and  land  belonging  to  and  claimed 

y  this  flate,  fituate  and  being  weftward  of  the  weftern  boundary  line  of  thecommon- 
ealth  of  Pennfylvania,  as  now  claimed  by  faid  commonwealth  ;  that  is  to  fay,   be^in- 
^    r    t       '  -^  ^^6'^^  '-"■   ''^i^th  lauLude,   one  hundred  and  twenty  miles   wefl- 

ard  of  the  afore  mentioned  weftern  boundary  line  of  Pennfylvania,  and  from  thence  a 
ne  to  be  drawn  northerly  parrallel  to,  and  one  hundred  and  twenty  miles  wefiward  of 
let  wcit  line  of  Pennfylvania,  and  to  continue  northerly  until  it  comes  to  forty  twode- 
rccs  and  two  minutes  north  latitude.     All  the  lands  and  territorv.  with  the  riohrc    r.ri 


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•CCS  and  rxvo  minutes  north  latitude.  All  the  lands  and  territory,  with  the  n/hts  pri- 
legcs,  and  appurtenances  thereunto  belonging,  lying  ^x■cP-ward  of  the  aioranen' ion- 
line  to  be  drawn  as  before  mentioned,  fhall  be  included,  relcafed  and  ceded  to  the 
nited  States  in  Congrcls  afTembled,  for  the  common  benelk  of  the  United  States  •' 
And  vchereas  the  faid  ^x•ilIiam  Samuel  Johnfon  and  Stephen  M.  Mitchell  pt  a'ccnoni 
embly  ot  faid  Ihte  of  Connedicut,  holden  at  Hartford,  in  faid  /late,  ('n  the  fecond 
lurlday  in  May,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord,  one  thoufand  (even  hundred  and  eiohtv- 
e  ^x'crecho^en,  appointed  and  publickly  declared  delegates  to  reprefent  the  fud/hte 
Connedhcut,  in  the  Congrefs  of  the  United  States  of  America,  according  to  the  l^^x■s  of 
Id  ftate,  from  the  hrfl  day  of  November,  in  the  Aiid  year,  until  the  fnh  day  of  No- 
mber,  in  the  year  ot  our  Lord,  one  thoufand  Ccvcn  hundred  and  eighty  l\x  •  wlucli 
pointment  remains  in  full  force.  ' 

NOW  THFKEFOKE  KNOW  YE,  that  w  the  faid  William  SamuelJohnfon,  ard 
.phen  Mix   Mitchell,  by  virtue  of  the  powei    and  authority   to  us  committed  by 
z  laid  a(5t  ot  the  general  alTembly  of  the  ftate  of  Qvnnedicut  before  recited     in  the 
me  and  tor,  and  on  behalf  of  the  faid  rtate  of  Connedicut,  do  by  thefe  nrcfcnts 
ign,   transter,  quit  claim,  cede  and  convey  to  the  United  States  of  America  for  their 
neht,  Connedicut  inclulive,  all  right,  title  and  eflate,  of  and  in  the  lands  and  tc- 
ory    belonging  to  and   claimed    by   faid   ftate    of  Connedicut,    iltuate  and    bein- 
ftxrard  ot  the  toUowing  line,  that  is  to  fay,  beginning  at  the  forty  firil  decree  of  north 
irude,  one  hundred  and  t^x•enty  miles  weltward  of  the  v'eAern  boundary  line  of  the 
nmonv4-ealth   ot    Pennfylvania,    as  now   claimed   by  faid  commonwealth ;  and     .om 
•nee  a  line  to  be  dravcn  northerly  parallel  to,   and  one  hundred  and  tv.enty  miles  v.ell- 
rd  ot  f\ud  weft  line  of  Pennfylvania,  and  to  continue  northerly  until 'it  comes  to 
ty-two  degrees  and  two  minutes  north  latitude.     We  the  underwritten,  by  virtue  of 
:  power  and  authority  aforefaid,  in  the  name  and  on  behalf  of  faid  ilate  of  Con- 
:^icut^  do  hereby  transfer,  quitclaim,  cede  and  convey  to  the  United  States  of  Ame- 
t,  tor  the  common  benefit  of  the  faid  United  States,  Connedicut  inclufive,  all  the 
ds  and  territory,  with  the  rights,  privileges  and  appurtenances  thereunto  beloncring 
ig  and  being  weflward  of  the  aforementioned  line  fo  to  be  drav.n  as  aforefaid.'' 
[N    TESTLMONY  whereof  we  have   hereunto  fubfcribed  our  names,  and  affixed 
•  feals,  in  Congrefs,  this  day  of  April,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord,  one  thou- 

d  fev-en  hundred  and  eighty-fix,  and  of  the  independence  of  the  United  States  of 
lenca  the  tenth. 

Signed,  Sealed,  and  Delivered  ? 
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